Rahul:
Michael Klinosky wrote:I've been trying to fix a repository issue on a F8 machine. I was given a 'teach you how to fish' version of the process; I made some progress,but now I'm stumped. The advice was to find the RPM for this release, and find the /etc/yum.repos.d file.I *think* that I found the RPM; on the dvd, in the directory 'Packages' is "rpm-4.4.2.2-3.fc8.i386.rpm" - is that the file I need? (For a download, it's .../os/Packages.)I opened it with the archive manager. My problem is that I can't find that repos file.What's the story?The repository files are not part of the RPM package. Usually it is part of some <foo>-release package where foo is the name of the repository. In Fedora, it is in the fedora-release RPM package.
OK - that explains it.The advice I got was to use "rpm -qf /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora.repo", and then "find that fedora-release rpm". Because of being a semi-newbie, I didn't know that I should look for the file named in the rpm line; I merely looked for a file named 'rpm'.
Ed:
I think it would be helpful if you try to describe the "repository issue" you are trying to fix. At least I don't know what you really mean by "find the RPM for this release".
After I installed F8, I used the Package Manager. I didn't have the 'Install media' in, and it complained. Considering this computer's usage, I didn't want that to recur - so I unchecked that entry.
But then, I discovered that I couldn't set up the dial-up connection in Network. After trying to troubleshoot this situation, I deemed it necessary to access the install CD - but the entry had disappeared (I don't know how - I didn't do anything with any of these files). So, someone suggested getting the original repo file.
